R.E.M. release their eighth album : ‘Automatic for the People’ featuring ‘Drive’ and ‘Everybody Hurts’ (1992)

R.E.M.‘s ‘Automatic for the People’ feat. ‘Drive’ is their eighth studio album co-produced with Scott Litt and released on October 5, 1992 by Warner Bros. Records.

Track Listing : 1.Drive (Michael Stipe, Peter Buck, Mike Mills, Bill Berry) – 04:31 . 2.Try Not To Breathe (Michael Stipe, Peter Buck, Mike Mills, Bill Berry) – 03:50 . 3.The Sidewinder Sleeps Tonite (Michael Stipe, Peter Buck, Mike Mills, Bill Berry) – 04:06 . 4.Everybody Hurts (Michael Stipe, Peter Buck, Mike Mills, Bill Berry) – 05:17 . 5.New Orleans Instrumental No. 1 (Michael Stipe, Peter Buck, Mike Mills, Bill Berry) – 02:13 . 6.Sweetness Follows (Michael Stipe, Peter Buck, Mike Mills, Bill Berry) – 04:19 . 7.Monty Got A Raw Deal (Michael Stipe, Peter Buck, Mike Mills, Bill Berry) – 03:17 . 8.Ignoreland (Michael Stipe, Peter Buck, Mike Mills, Bill Berry) – 04:24 . 9.Star Me Kitten (Michael Stipe, Peter Buck, Mike Mills, Bill Berry) – 03:15 . 10.Man On The Moon (Michael Stipe, Peter Buck, Mike Mills, Bill Berry) – 05:13 . 11.Nightswimming (Michael Stipe, Peter Buck, Mike Mills, Bill Berry) – 04:16 . 12.Find The River (Michael Stipe, Peter Buck, Mike Mills, Bill Berry) – 03:50

Musicians : R.E.M. – Band . Michael Stipe – Lead Vocals . Bill Berry – Drums, Percussion, Keyboards, Bass Guitar, Backing Vocals, Melodica . Peter Buck – Electric And Acoustic Guitars, Mandolin, Bass Guitar . Mike Mills – Bass Guitar, Piano, Keyboards, Accordion, Backing Vocals . Scott Litt – Harmonica, Clavinet . George Hanson – Conductor On (1 – 3 – 4 – 11) . Denise Berginson-Smith – Violin On (1 – 3 – 4 – 11) . Lonnie Ottzen – Violin On (1 – 3 – 4 – 11) . Patti Gouvas – Violin On (1 – 3 – 4 – 11) . Sandy Salzinger – Violin On (1 – 3 – 4 – 11) . Sou-Chun Su – Violin On (1 – 3 – 4 – 11) . Jody Taylor – Violin On (1 – 3 – 4 – 11) . Knox Chandler – Cello On (1 – 3 – 4 – 11) . Kathleen Kee – Cello On (1 – 3 – 4 – 11) . Daniel Laufer – Cello On (1 – 3 – 4 – 11) . Elizabeth Proctor Murphy – Cello On (1 – 3 – 4 – 11) . Reid Harris – Viola On (1 – 3 – 4 – 11) . Paul Murphy – Viola On (1 – 3 – 4 – 11) . Heidi Nitchie – Viola On (1 – 3 – 4 – 11) . Deborah Workman – Oboe On (1 – 3 – 4 – 11)

Production : Produced By Scott Litt, R.E.M. .

Arrangements : John Paul Jones

Package : Michael Stipe – Art Direction . Tom Recchion – Art Direction . Anton Corbijn – Photography . Fredrik Nilsen – Photography

Video Director(s) : Peter Care for “Drive” and “Man on the Moon”” . Kevin Kerslake for “The Sidewinder Sleeps Tonite” . Joseph Kahn for “Everybody Hurts”